In the summer of 1855, Canada was far from the polite neighbor up north with a penchant for weird bacon and a Tim’s double-double. In reality, Toronto was more like Bill the Butcher’s Five Points in ...

Day in, day out, there's always some clown on the phone. It's part of the job around here. Except last week, it really was some clown -- Ivan Vargas, one of the stars of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & ...

It was showtime inside the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, and for the first time in his life, acrobat Ivan Vargas — this time taking to the ring as a clown — was truly nervous. “It’s ...

The big top is setting up tent until June 5 at the Ventura County Fairgrounds. Circus Vargas' opened its all-ages production "Bonjour, Paris!" Friday with jugglers, trapeze artists, clowns and more.